First, let’s talk about PvP. Humans are currently the reignign champion for PvP, thanks to Every Man for Himself; it allows you to skip your PvP trinket and instead equip a powerful PvE trinket, allowing for much better overall stats. Second place goes to Trolls; their simply amazing burst potential can’t be matched by any other race. Undead take third place thanks to Will of the Forsaken, and the other races more or less tie for last place, PvP wise. Well, all of them but Gnome tie, as Gnome is quite simply the worst race in the game right now, ability-wise. And any race works, if you are willing to put the time in to learn how to use it to full advantage.
For PvE, determining the best mage race is even easier; it’s simply the one with the greatest DPS advantage. Berserking, the troll racial ability, is the strongest DPS buffing ability in the game. Second place goes to Draenei, thanks to their hit buff; in fact, it’s arguable that the Draenei hit buff is better because it buffs your entire party’s damage. The other races in the game don’t really have anything that directly benefits mage DPS to any noteworthy amount; Gnomes get a small Int buff, but not enough to significantly effect DPS.
Hopefully you can now determine the best mage race for what you want to do. Currently, the best overall mage race is Troll, thanks to their excellent Berserking ability which benefits them greatly in both PvP and PvE. But if none of the top races appeals to you, you can always just roll what you like and not worry too much about it; good racials are only a minor advantage, in the scheme of things.
Those looking to speed up the leveling of their new mage would do well to check out my review of the top leveling guides for WoW. And those looking to see a hint of level eighty magery should check out my mage gold farming guide.
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